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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg makes a keynote speech at the Meta Connect annual event at the company’s headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., on Sept. 25, 2024.Manuel Orbegozo | ReutersMeta CEO Mark Zuckerberg was so optimistic last year about his company’s Llama family of artificial intelligence models that he predicted they would become the “most advanced in the industry” and “bring the benefits of AI to everyone.”But after including a whole section on Llama in his opening remarks during Meta’s earnings call in January of this year, he mentioned the brand name only once on the latest call in October. The…

Editor’s note: In this CNN Travel Series, you may see ads adjacent to each highlighted country. CNN retains full editorial control over the subject matter, coverage and frequency of articles and videos, consistent with policy. A small museum housed in a centuries-old white house on a hill outside Luanda documents one of the greatest horrors in human history. Luanda, the capital of Angola, was the center of the Atlantic slave trade. Today, the National Slavery Museum is working to become a place of return for descendants of slaves. Not only to learn history, but also to delve into archives that…

Joan Vasos wants everyone to know she’s still alive. There were rumors online that the Golden Bachelorette died in an accident, but the rumors have been cleared up. “First of all, I didn’t die,” Joanne quipped to host Ashley Iaconetti on the Dec. 8 episode of her Almost Famous podcast. “There were rumors that I had a tragic accident. That’s why I didn’t die.” The 62-year-old also addressed rumormongers’ concerns about the relationship status of her and fiancé Chock Chapple, who got engaged at the end of The Bachelorette season in November 2024. “I’m not breaking up with Chock either,”…

Egypt international Mohamed Salah is attracting interest from the Saudi Professional League as Liverpool’s future remains in doubt.Published December 9, 2025December 9, 2025Click here to share on social mediaShare 2shareSaudi Arabia will do “everything possible” to sign Liverpool star Mohamed Salah during the winter transfer window, a source at the country’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) has revealed.”We are following Salah’s position closely and believe that a loan or contract buyout is possible,” the source said on condition of anonymity on Tuesday, referring to the conflict between the Egyptian and Liverpool.Recommended stories list of 4 itemsend of list”At the moment there…

look what is it Nvidia We’ll see what CEO Jensen Huang said this year, and what Chinese tech giants and the Chinese government have done, for potential hints at how this lifting of the ban might play out.Reasons why China opposes H200The H200 is one of Nvidia’s most advanced chips for training and running AI on the market, but China is looking to move away from US technology and boost domestic semiconductor development for AI. Neil Shah, a partner at Counterpoint Research, told CNBC on Tuesday: “This move reopens the door to U.S. revenue, but the strategic train has already…

Microsoft plans to invest $17.5 billion in India over the next four years to expand its AI and cloud footprint in the South Asian country. India’s vast online and smartphone user base has turned it into a key battleground for global technology companies. The investment, announced on Tuesday, is Microsoft’s largest in Asia and will fund new data centers, AI infrastructure and skills programs from 2026 to 2029, building on the $3 billion the company committed to India in January. Microsoft’s move comes as the US tech giant ramps up spending on data centers and AI computing around the world,…

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie speaks during a press conference at San Francisco City Hall on October 23, 2025 in San Francisco, California.Justin Sullivan | Getty ImagesSan Francisco’s Downtown Development Authority, created in April by Mayor Daniel Lurie, announced Tuesday that it has received more than $60 million in early commitments from donors including: google And OpenAI will help revitalize city centers.“I think people see this as a generational moment,” SFDDC CEO Shola Olatoyi said in an interview with CNBC. “San Francisco has captured the imagination of the world and this country as a global hub of innovation and industry.…

damascus, syria — “Hold your heads high, you free Syrians,” is the chorus of the Arabic song that became the unofficial national anthem of the new Syria. The song was played throughout the capital Damascus, blaring from loudspeakers in markets, chanted at celebrations in central squares, and even sung by men handing out traditional coffee to arriving passengers at the airport. Under the oppressive rule of the Assad dynasty for more than half a century, many Syrians have kept their heads down. The ruling family enforced a massive surveillance state, with the notorious intelligence agency Mukhabarat instilling fear in the…

Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell at Batman Forever/R. McDonald’s event in New York City on June 13, 1995.Patrick McMullan | Getty ImagesA New York federal judge on Tuesday ordered the release of grand jury materials related to the prosecution of British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell, who was convicted of being a procurer for notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.Judge Paul Engelmayer’s order in U.S. District Court in Manhattan was issued at the request of the Justice Department, which cited the recently passed Epstein File Transparency Act.Grand jury materials are typically sealed permanently.”The statute does not explicitly refer to grand jury materials, yet…

Paramount Skydance Corporation Chairman and Chief Executive Officer David Ellison (center) outside the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Monday, December 8, 2025 in New York, USA.Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThis is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox.Here are five important things investors need to know to start their trading day.1. Battles occur one after anotherparamount skydance CEO David Ellison hasn’t accepted his loss Netflix in a bidding war for warner bros On the chin. Paramount announced yesterday that it would make an all-cash hostile bid of $30 per share directly…